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Friday, January 12, 1973
POLYCLINIC FOR EAST KOWLOON
Construction Work To Begin Shortly
A polyclinic is to be built shortly in the eastern part of Kowloon
to serve residents in the area.
The Kowloon East Polyclinic, situated at Hammer Hill Road opposite
the Hong Kong School for the Deaf, will be built on an 80,000 square foot site.
Construction will be carried out in two stages,
Work on Stage I, comprising a maternal and child health centre, a
chest clinic and general out-patient facilities, is expected to begin in the
middle of next year and completed in 1975.
Site formation works will start in early March and take about six
months to complete.
A spokesman for the Medical and Health Department said: The
construction cost of this stage amounts to about $3.5 million. It is met by a
donation from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club."
The second stage of the polyclinic, to be built at a later date,
consists mainly of a dental clinic and specialist facilities.
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